Never Mistake a Queen for a Lapdog novel Chapter 598

"Personal grudges?"

She let out a contemptuous laugh. "What personal grudges could I possibly have with Ms. Lowell?"

"You know perfectly well what I'm talking about!"

Noreen looked at her face, then suddenly smiled. Her voice was light, but held a chilling edge. "I'm afraid I really don't."

"Why are you pretending? Aren't you just jealous that Seth chose me and abandoned you?" Bianca tried to belittle Noreen with her own interpretation of events.

Noreen's smile widened, as if she'd just heard the most ridiculous joke. "Ms. Lowell, your perception is as laughable as your academic credentials."

The mention of her credentials was a raw nerve for Bianca. Noreen's casual jab snapped the string of composure she had been holding onto for days.

Her face twisted with humiliation and anger. "Am I wrong? You've stayed single all this time, refusing to meet anyone new or start a new relationship, because you're still not over Seth, aren't you?"

She looked at Noreen with an expression that said, *I see right through you*.

Noreen's smile never wavered. Her tone was unhurried, yet it carried an undeniable weight. "That's even more ridiculous. Why would I need to be in a relationship with a man to prove I'm over Seth?"

"Does he think he's that important?"

Bianca's angry expression faltered, replaced by a look of surprise.

Noreen's gaze shifted past her, fixing on a point somewhere behind her.

It was Seth.

He was looking at her, his thoughts unreadable.

Noreen was certain he had heard what she just said. What he thought about it, she didn't care.

She just wanted both of them to know that neither Seth nor Bianca meant anything to her.

She wished they would stop dragging her into their drama. It was ruining her mood.

On such a wonderful day, they just had to show up and be disgusting.

Following Noreen's gaze, Bianca sensed something and whipped her head around to see Seth.

Noreen got into Dylan's car.

Dylan had witnessed the whole scene.

As Noreen buckled her seatbelt, he quipped, "Glad to see you've finally stopped pining. Congratulations are in order."

"You're making fun of me too," Noreen said with a sigh.

If she had known her relationship with Seth would become such an embarrassing part of her past, she never would have let herself be so blinded by love.

"I wouldn't dare make fun of you. You're our mentor's most prized protégé now."

Dylan had been drinking, so a chauffeur was driving.

He and Noreen were sitting in the back, able to talk comfortably.

And today, he had something he wanted to say to her.